like south dakota and states like illinois, in hopes of drawing women and that sort of obama coalition to the polls. same with same-sex marriage. women tend to favor that in the same way that most democratic candidates do. so it just so happens, and democrats have obviously reaped the benefits of that, that they are more in sync with the majority of where women are on these issues. >> there is something strange in the republican party, something really fundamental that is identified in this poll, recently poll in october saying, asking the question -- saying, it would be a good thing if more women were elected to congress. 60% of democrats agree that it would be a good thing if more women were elected to congress, and only 23% of republicans agree that it would be a good thing if more women were elected to congress. and by the way, the women republicans are about the same as the overall number. i think with women republicans, only about 25% of them, let's see, republican women, 24%, only 24% of republican women think it would be a good idea if more women were elected to congress. jess